ONC Newsletter August 2021

ONC Lawyers
Hong Kong

LEGAL UPDATE
Insolvency & Restructuring
•	Re Samson Paper Co Ltd: First application by Hong Kong liquidators for recognition and assistance in Mainland China
Regulatory & Compliance
•	Re-visiting the Court’s approach in granting a compensation order against former directors pursuant to Securities and Futures Ordinance
Corporate Finance
•	Fast Interface for New Issuance (FINI) Concept Paper Conclusions
Capital Markets
•	SFC introduces investor identification and OTC securities transaction reporting regime
Employment, Privacy and Discrimination
•	Court of First Instance ruled that overseas married same-sex couples will qualify as “spouses” and “family members” under the Home Ownership Scheme
•	Can an emigrating MPF scheme member make early withdrawal of MPF?
Emerging Technologies & Cyber Law
•	At the forefront of the future for collectibles-related fundraising: An exclusive face-to-face with Co-Founder of Coinllectibles
Arbitration
•	Compliance with the condition precedent to arbitration proceedings – a question for the arbitral tribunal or court?
Competition Law and Practice
•	Calls for Hong Kong trade associations to review their membership admission rules
Insurance & Personal Injury
•	The scope of duty of care of medical practitioners in a clinical negligence claim
FIRM NEWS
•	Miscarriage of justice corrected by the Court of Appeal in a case conducted by ONC Lawyers for an appellant sentenced to 23 years over an erroneous conviction
•	Mr Eric Woo and Mr Dominic Wai are re-appointed to the new panel of arbitrators / mediators of the SHIAC
•	ONC Lawyers and Mazars (Hong Kong) spoke to ACFE members on unfreezing inadvertently frozen assets
•	Mr Sherman Yan gave a webinar organized by the HKICPA on regulatory investigations by the SFC in Hong Kong
•	Mr Michael Szeto presented a webinar for HKGCC on employment law issues in economic downturn
•	Mr Dominic Wai and Mr Joshua Chu gave an RME course for the Academy of Law on managing data breach
•	Mr Joshua Chu presented a CPD webinar for LexOmnibus on cyber fraud and recovery
•	Mr Dominic Wai’s article on cryptocurrencies has been republished in CSj
•	ONC 2019/21 trainees have successfully completed their traineeship
•	ONC Traditional Snacks Day

法律新知
清盤及重組
•	森信洋紙案：首例香港清盤人申請內地認可及協助
資本市場
•	證監會引入投資者識別及場外證券交易匯報制度
僱傭、私隱及歧視
•	原訟庭裁定外地結婚的同性配偶符合居屋計劃下的「配偶」及「家庭成員」資格
•	強積金計劃成員移民可否提早提取強積金？
本所動態
•	原審不公青年判囚 23 年，柯伍陳律師事務所助上訴推翻錯誤定罪
•	胡慶業律師及衞紹宗律師再獲委任為上海國際經濟貿易仲裁委員會新一屆仲裁員／調解員
•	柯伍陳律師事務所及Mazars (Hong Kong) 為 ACFE 會員講解如何解除不幸被凍結的資產
•	甄灼寧律師為香港會計師公會舉辦的網上講座講解證監會在香港的監管調查
•	司徒肇基律師為香港總商會的網上講座講解經濟衰退下的僱傭法律問題
•	衞紹宗律師及朱喬華律師為香港法律專業學會的風險管理課程講解資料洩漏事故的管理
•	朱喬華律師為 LexOmnibus 網上持續進修課程講解網絡詐騙及索償問題
•	衞紹宗律師撰寫關於加密貨幣的文章重刊於香港特許秘書公會會刊
•	本所 2019/21 年度見習律師順利完成實習
•	柯伍陳懷舊小食滋味日